Sat Siri Kaur (Beth Kiley-Kinder)
Kundalini Yoga Teacher
Sat Siri Kaur brings to her teaching over thirty-five years of hatha yoga and vipassna meditation practice; however, it was her experience with Kundalini Yoga...
Melissa (Nitya) Walsh, LMT/ CYT
Co-Owner, Santosha Yoga Studio & Holistic Center
As co-owner of Santosha Yoga Studio, Nitya feels that she is truly following her passion. After completing her Massage Therapy training at Ahern’s Massage School in Mariposa, California in 2003, she realized that she had been...
Teachers & Practitioners
Please find below a list of our teachers and support staff here at Santosha Yoga Studio & Holistic Center. Read their bios and access their class schedules by clicking on “read more.”
Co-Owner, Santosha Yoga Studio & Holistic Center
Heather’s lifelong dream to open a yoga and holistic center came true when she opened Santosha Yoga Studio & Holistic Center in June of 2006. Having trained in Yoga and Yoga Nidra, Heather has a unique, holistic view of the ancient practice of yoga...
Kavita (Lori) Richardson, PTA, CYAT
Amrit Yoga Teacher
Kavita /Lori Richardson is a long time student of yoga and movement exploration. She regards the movement of the body intrinsic to the releasing of emotional blockages within the psyche, freeing the mind...
Amrit Yoga Teacher
Joanne started practicing Amrit yoga in 2005. After moving to Rhode Island in 2008 and deepening her practice here at Santosha, she experienced many positive changes...
Amrit Yoga Teacher
Teachers & Practitioners
Amrit Yoga Teacher
Amba has been a student of yoga and meditation for over 20 years. She has been trained by Yogi Amrit Desai, completing Level I and Level II Teacher Training...
Santosha Retail Guru & Support Staff
Santosha Substitute Yoga Teacher
Joy Bennett has practiced yoga and meditation for 10 years, and is a Kripalu certified yoga teacher. She has offered a broad spectrum of yoga and meditation programs and workshops throughout...
Santosha Maintenance & Support Staff
Astanga Yoga Teacher
Hayden ‘s yoga journey began thirteen years ago in Boulder, Colorado, where he initially studied hatha yoga as means to recovering after sports injuries. Later he became inspired...
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